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Pl anni ng & Zo ni n g B o ar d Mar c h 10 , 20 04 Page 11 APPROVED MINUTES Mr. Yantos replied the type of facility that they were propos ing was the type of facility Covenant Ministries ran and he did not see th is changing at anytime in the future. He stated he understood that the City might impos e restrictions on the type of group home. He stated they were in the midst of res earching how a group home would impact property values. Richard Olen, member of Rice Creek Church a nd resident of Shoreview, stated Covenant Ministries currently operated four group home s with the oldest one operating since 1996. He stated the residents in the homes had a criminal background check performed before they were accepted into the home. He noted Covenant Ministries al so operated hospitals and other facilities and ha d an excellent record. Mr. Yantos stated the church hoped th e lots would sell for between $100,000.00 to $125,000.00 and therefore, any loss of a lot was a great impact, but they were open to looking at options. Chair Schaps asked if a garage was attached to the duplex. Mr. McCully replied there was no attached garage because there would be no drivers. Sue Bomgard, 165 Ash, stated she wanted th e group home only used for the types of disabilities as outlined at toni ght’s meeting. She expressed concern about the parking and the lights from headlights coming into her home at night. She asked if there were any plans for additional group homes at anytime in the future. Mr. Yantos stated they were not looking at any additional facil ities at this point in time. He pointed out that their othe r group homes were not located within the same area. He stated they were negotiable with respect to parking. Jan Darrow, 175 Ash, asked if the rezoning wa s approved, would it be open to any other type of development within those parameters , unless restrictions were put on it per the City Attorney. Mr. Smyser replied the southern portion would be a Planned Unit Development and what would be allowed th ere would be what was allowed for this project only, and any changes would need to be approved by the City. Ms. Darrow asked why the duplex could not be moved into other areas of the property. She asked why the City chose that particular location. Mr. Smyser stated he did not believe the City told them where they coul d put it, but there he believed there were possible concerns about the driveway access. Ms. Darrow asked if the land would have to be raised to put the duplex on it. Chair Schaps replied that would not be a factor, a nd they had chosen one of the higher spots to put the duplex on. Mr. Smyser pointed out that the area Ms. Darro w was referring to was the future parking area for the future expansion.